Towards Empowerment: Africa’s Role and Critical Minerals | Green and Transition Minerals Project

Africa’s mineral wealth is vital to the global green transition — but who really benefits? In this episode of Green and Transition Minerals: Researcher Spotlight, Christopher Vandome unpacks his policy brief on how African states can leverage the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) and the UK Critical Minerals Strategy (CMS) to advance beneficiation, value addition, and industrialisation. He explores the geopolitical realities, policy gaps, and the urgent need for African agency in shaping fairer, more sustainable mineral partnerships. Watch to learn how Africa can move beyond raw material extraction toward genuine green industrial cooperation.